A merger of the UK’s second and third-biggest bread brands could soon be a reality, after Associated British Foods, owner of Kingsmill maker Allied Bakeries, confirmed “transaction” talks with Hovis ...

Associated British Foods has confirmed it is in talks with the parent company of Hovis about selling its Allied Bakeries business, which includes Kingsmill. (PA) Associated Britis ...

Associated British Foods is in talks over a deal to combine its bread unit Allied Bakeries with rival Hovis, as the industry struggles with a growing consumer preference for healthier and more ...

TWO of Britain’s oldest and best-known bread brands reckon they might make more dough if they combine their bakeries. ...

Associated British Foods said its Allied Bakeries business ‘continues to face a very challenging market’ and that it is in talks with Hovis’s owner.

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The owners of Hovis and Kingsmill, two of Britain's leading bread producers, are in talks about a historic merger amid a decades-long decline in the sale of supermarket loaves. Sky News has learnt ...